Oversight FIELD Hearing on “The Theft, Illegal Possession, Sale, Transfer and Export of Tribal Cultural Items.”

Date: October 18, 2016

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Please note, the hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. MDT

Location:

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

2401 12th Street NW

Albuquerque, NM 87104

Witnesses

Ms. Cheryl Andrews-Maltais

Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC

T estimony

Mr. Tracy Toulou

Director, Office of Tribal Justice

U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC

Testimony

Mr. Mark Taplin

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs

U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC

Testimony

Mr. Waldemar Rodriguez

Special Agent in Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, El Paso U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement

U.S. Department of Homeland Security, El Paso, TX

Testimony

The Honorable Kurt Riley

Governor

Pueblo of Acoma, Acoma, NM

Testimony

The Honorable E. Paul Torres

Governor

Pueblo of Isleta, All Pueblo Council of Governors, Isleta Pueblo, NM

The Honorable Russell Begaye

President

Navajo Nation, WIndow Rock, AZ

Testimony

Dr. Gregory Schaaf, Ph.D.

Historian, Professor of Native American Studies

University of California (Retired), Santa Fe, NM

Testimony

Ms. Honor Keeler

Director, International Repatriation Project

Association on American Indian Affairs, Pawtucket, RI

Testimony